In　this　study,　adsorption　and　desorption　performances　of　different　activated　carbon　adsorbents　were　investigated　for　the　abatement　of　toluene.　Among　ten　carbon　adsorbents,　PK-3060　and　YWB-2H　activated　carbons　exhibited　the　highest　adsorption　capacity　as　indicated　by　the　adsorption　breakthrough　curves.　Characterization　of　the　adsorbents　showed　the　two　kinds　of　AC　material　had　pore　size　distributions　over　a　broader　range　including　wider　micropores　and　possibly　narrow　mesopores.　The　PK-3060　activated　carbon　had　the　highest　specific　surface　area　and　pore　volume.　The　performance　of　the　adsorption-desorption-catalytic　system　for　the　removal　of　toluene　was　also　investigated.　The　results　showed　that　the　system　had　excellent　performance　for　the　removal　of　toluene.　In　continuous　10　cycles,　the　toluene　concentration　of　both　the　adsorbent　bed　and　the　catalytic　bed　was　lower　than　10mg/m(3),　which　met　the　integrated　emission　standard　of　air　pollutants　of　Beijing.